Elena Rybakina won a sensational Wimbledon title in 2022 and her coach Stefano Vukov will have a permanent reminder about that on his arm.
As Elena Rybakina’s ascent up the rankings became obvious in February 2020, she and her coach Stefano Vukov placed a sly wager at the Qatar Open. He declared that he would get a tattoo of her name if she won Wimbledon. She noted his promise but promptly forgot about it. Soon after, Covid struck, and she instead spent the next two years trying to regain her shape.
Rybakina’s name and the date of this year’s Wimbledon final are permanently inked on Vukov’s right arm as a reminder of this wonderful summer.
Rybakina once commented: “I already forgot [that we had the bet]. We were laughing around. Before the final, he told me that he would do it. So, he did it. For me, it’s still crazy, I can’t believe it. But it is what it is. We had a bet.”
Rybakina at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.25, Rybakina has managed to achieve an overall 5-2 record in 2023. Elena is now playing at the Australian Open where she beat the world no.48 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5 6-3
, the world no.104 Kaja Juvan 6-2 6-1, the world no.11 Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 5-7 6-2 and the world no.1 Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-4.Elena Rybakina will take on the world no.17 Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Ostapenko.
She is also scheduled to play in Abu Dhabi (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open) after Abu Dhabi. The main draw will start on the 6th of February.
Elena Rybakina |
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